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This is one of the best (if not the best) Podcasts that has come my way in recent times.
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As a fan of Revisionist History, I'm so happy there's another
great offering
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An unrepentant polymath, Sean has five college degrees from three universities and will tack on “Dr.” or “Esq.” to his name whenever the circumstances warrant, usually in complaint letters to Time Warner Cable.
Narrated by Sean Braswell
THE THREAD
Explore history's interlocking lives and events. Turn back the clock, one story at a time. Discover how various strands are woven together to create a historic figure, a big idea or an unthinkable tragedy. From OZY Media. History. Unwound.
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The Bard and a Bird Strike
One of William Shakespeare's characters utters a single word in 1597 and a passenger plane plunges into the waters outside Boston almost four centuries later. We explore the surprising connection between the two events.
From Drug Deals to the New Deal
A century before Franklin Delano Roosevelt became president, his grandfather, Warren Delano, grew very rich from trafficking opium.
SERIES ONE
THE MURDER OF JOHN LENNON
63 Years in the making
The Murder of John Lennon
After shooting rock star John Lennon in front of the Dakota Building in Manhattan on December 8, 1980, Mark David Chapman remained at the crime scene reading his favorite book, The Catcher in the Rye, until police arrived. Chapman identified powerfully with Holden Caulfield, the novel's alienated protagonist. In the episode we explore Chapman's motivations and their grounding in Catcher. We ask the question: What makes someone kill their own hero in cold blood?
Holden Caulfield Goes to War
If The Catcher in the Rye resonates with people in dark places like Mark David Chapman, then it may be because the novel, and its author, passed through hell itself on the way to publication. In this episode we ask: How did D-Day and heartbreak influence The Catcher in the Rye?
FLASHBACK
OZY.COM brings you tales from the past to titillate and educate while giving you a lens on the present and future.
Caught Between Two Postage Stamps
Wooed by perhaps the greatest American writer of the 20th century, born from the loins of its greatest playwright and ultimately wed to the most famous performer on the planet, Oona O’Neill Chaplin lived in the shadow of three of the greatest artists of the 20th century, and her story is interwoven with them all.
America's Troubled Shakespeare
Considered by many to be “America’s Shakespeare,” Eugene O’Neill revolutionized American drama. But O’Neill suffered greatly for his art, battling alcoholism and depression for decades, and many, including his daughter, suffered for it as well.
The Bohemians
We chronicle the life and times of Louise Bryant and her husband, John Reed, two Greenwich Village Bohemians who ended up at ground zero for the greatest revolution the world has ever known. In this episode we ask: Are life’s adventures worth their price?
From Lennon to Lenin
In this final episode of the season, host Sean Braswell ties up some of our thread's loose ends, explores some more surprising connections between our characters and reflects on the nature of art, life, fate and redemption. In this episode we ask: What does it take to change the world?
- EP.1 The Bard and a Bird Strike
- EP.2 From Drug Deals to the New Deal
- EP.1 The Murder of John Lennon
- EP.2 Holden Caulfield Goes to War
- EP.3 Caught Between Two Postage Stamps
- EP.4 America's Troubled Shakespeare
- EP.5 The Bohemians
- EP.6 From Lennon to Lenin
